James 3:15

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Summary

James 3:15

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Wisdom

Philippians 3:19

Devilish

General references

Galatians 5:15

Bible References

Wisdom

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, modest, benevolent, full of mercy and of good fruits, not judgmental, unfeigned.

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let them ask of God (who gives abundantly to all, and without reproach), and it shall be given them.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk as men?

whose end shall be perdition, whose God is their belly and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things).

Devilish

Now the serpent was more astute than all the animals of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Has God indeed said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Ye are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father ye desire to do. He was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it.

and said, O full of all deception and all licentiousness, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

But I fear that as the serpent deceived Eve through his craftiness, so your senses should be corrupted in some way, and ye should fall from the simplicity that is in the Christ.

He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sins from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God appeared, that he might undo the works of the devil.

These are those who make divisions, and are as animals, not having the Spirit.

And they had a king over them, who is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon meaning destroyer.

And the great dragon was cast out, the serpent of old, who is called Devil and the Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

General references

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

Take heed therefore if the light which is in thee is darkness.

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my storehouses and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

I know what I shall do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

But this people who do not know the law are cursed.

because by reason of him many of the Jews went away and believed on Jesus.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye are not consumed one of another.